Screen LibraryWelfare
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| Published: |
Polity Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK Malden, MA |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Key concepts series |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 203 p.: ill. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780745644707 0745644708 |
| Index Number: | C913 |
| CLC: | C913.7 |
| Call Number: | C913.7/D153 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-188) and index. Welfare is an important concept in the social sciences. It is also challenged and contested not only by alternative concepts but also as a political goal in itself. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, this book takes a fresh look at the continuing relevance of welfare in the context of public policy, recent scholarly developments and changes in popular attitudes and behaviour. The book connects theory and practice. Tracing the conceptʹs background in economics, political science and social policy, the book juxtaposes welfare with newer approaches, such as subjective well-being, capabilities, care, social exclusion and social capital. -- Back cover. |